Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
When I think of a spice condiment that represents Japan, what comes to my mind right away is Shichimi Togarashi (七味唐辛子). The Japanese chili pepper mix is an essential condiment for udon and soba...
As with other countries, Japan has one-of-a-kind snacks that are unlike any other in the world. With a long history, Senbei (煎餅) is probably among them. As you may know, Senbei is one of...
When it comes to Japanese beer snacks, I think dried squid snacks, such as Surume, Saki-Ika, and Noshi-Ika, are representatives of the genre. But of course, other than these, there are a bunch of Japanese...
When it comes to traditional Japanese snack food, what comes to my mind right away is “Senbei (煎餅)”, which, together with Okaki and Arare, is known as one of the representative Japanese rice crackers. Although...
When it comes to Japanese condiments for rice, Furikake is one of the classics, while what I introduce here “Taberu Rayu (食べるラー油: chili oil meant for eating)” is a new type of rice condiment...
These days, I see several kinds of pre-made cold ramen lined up on the shelf of convenience stores. In addition, when it comes to Japanese summer noodles, Tsukemen and Somen are popular. Tsukemen (つけ麺)...
As you may already know, many of us like eating a warm bowl of white rice, the staple of the Japanese diet, with Umeboshi plums. For the unfamiliar, Umeboshi is a traditional Japanese food made...
Snacks made from surimi (すり身) fish paste are very familiar to Japanese kids, and most of such treats belong to Dagashi (駄菓子), a snack genre unique to Japan. Dagashi is the generic name for...
